Minnesota’s Budget Surplus Grows Another $1.5B

(St. Paul, MN)  —  Minnesota’s budget surplus has grown another one-and-a-half-billion dollars over the last three months.

It was projected at seven-point-seven billion in November and the latest economic forecast puts the figure at nine-point-two billion.

There are some major disagreements over what to do with the extra money.

Senate Republicans want to pass what they call the biggest tax cut in Minnesota history while Democratic Governor Tim Walz wants to send 150-dollar checks to state taxpayers.